Leo

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See also: leo, LEO, Léo, lẹo, le'o, -leo, and Lêô

Translingual

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Wikispecies

Etymology

From Latin leō (lion).

Proper noun

Leo m

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – now in the species Panthera leo.

English

Signs of the Zodiac
Cancer Virgo
English Wikipedia has an article about Leo.
The constellation Leo

Etymology

From Latin leō (lion), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn)

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːəʊ

Proper noun

Leo (symbol )

  1. A male given name from Latin, borne by numerous saints and 13 popes.
  2. (astronomy): A constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the bright star Regulus.
  3. (astrology): The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology).
  4. A surname

Quotations

  • 1953 L. P. Hartley, The Go-Between, Hamish Hamilton, 1974, page 49-50
    "Yes. You see, I was born under the sign of Leo, though it's not my real name."
    "What is your real name?"
    I saw Marcus looking at me, but I couldn't refuse to tell her.
    "It's Lionel. But don't tell anyone."
    "Why not?"
    "Because it's rather a fancy name."

Antonyms

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Leo is the 4,423rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8,039 individuals. Leo is most common among White (75.37%) individuals.

Translations

Noun

Leo (plural Leos)

  1. Someone with a Leo star sign

Synonyms

Translations

See also

Anagrams


Danish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Leo

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo.

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin leō (lion), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn, lion).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Leo m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo.

Faroese

Proper noun

Leo m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Leo: Leosson
  • daughter of Leo: Leosdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Leo
Accusative Leo
Dative Leo
Genitive Leos

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleo/, [ˈle̞o̞]
  • Hyphenation: Le‧o

Proper noun

Leo

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo.

Declension

Inflection of Leo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Leo Leot
genitive Leon Leojen
partitive Leoa Leoja
illative Leoon Leoihin
singular plural
nominative Leo Leot
accusative nom. Leo Leot
gen. Leon
genitive Leon Leojen
partitive Leoa Leoja
inessive Leossa Leoissa
elative Leosta Leoista
illative Leoon Leoihin
adessive Leolla Leoilla
ablative Leolta Leoilta
allative Leolle Leoille
essive Leona Leoina
translative Leoksi Leoiksi
abessive Leotta Leoitta
instructive Leoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Leo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Leoni Leoni
accusative nom. Leoni Leoni
gen. Leoni
genitive Leoni Leojeni
partitive Leoani Leojani
inessive Leossani Leoissani
elative Leostani Leoistani
illative Leooni Leoihini
adessive Leollani Leoillani
ablative Leoltani Leoiltani
allative Leolleni Leoilleni
essive Leonani Leoinani
translative Leokseni Leoikseni
abessive Leottani Leoittani
instructive
comitative Leoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Leosi Leosi
accusative nom. Leosi Leosi
gen. Leosi
genitive Leosi Leojesi
partitive Leoasi Leojasi
inessive Leossasi Leoissasi
elative Leostasi Leoistasi
illative Leoosi Leoihisi
adessive Leollasi Leoillasi
ablative Leoltasi Leoiltasi
allative Leollesi Leoillesi
essive Leonasi Leoinasi
translative Leoksesi Leoiksesi
abessive Leottasi Leoittasi
instructive
comitative Leoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Leomme Leomme
accusative nom. Leomme Leomme
gen. Leomme
genitive Leomme Leojemme
partitive Leoamme Leojamme
inessive Leossamme Leoissamme
elative Leostamme Leoistamme
illative Leoomme Leoihimme
adessive Leollamme Leoillamme
ablative Leoltamme Leoiltamme
allative Leollemme Leoillemme
essive Leonamme Leoinamme
translative Leoksemme Leoiksemme
abessive Leottamme Leoittamme
instructive
comitative Leoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Leonne Leonne
accusative nom. Leonne Leonne
gen. Leonne
genitive Leonne Leojenne
partitive Leoanne Leojanne
inessive Leossanne Leoissanne
elative Leostanne Leoistanne
illative Leoonne Leoihinne
adessive Leollanne Leoillanne
ablative Leoltanne Leoiltanne
allative Leollenne Leoillenne
essive Leonanne Leoinanne
translative Leoksenne Leoiksenne
abessive Leottanne Leoittanne
instructive
comitative Leoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Leonsa Leonsa
accusative nom. Leonsa Leonsa
gen. Leonsa
genitive Leonsa Leojensa
partitive Leoaan
Leoansa
Leojaan
Leojansa
inessive Leossaan
Leossansa
Leoissaan
Leoissansa
elative Leostaan
Leostansa
Leoistaan
Leoistansa
illative Leoonsa Leoihinsa
adessive Leollaan
Leollansa
Leoillaan
Leoillansa
ablative Leoltaan
Leoltansa
Leoiltaan
Leoiltansa
allative Leolleen
Leollensa
Leoilleen
Leoillensa
essive Leonaan
Leonansa
Leoinaan
Leoinansa
translative Leokseen
Leoksensa
Leoikseen
Leoiksensa
abessive Leottaan
Leottansa
Leoittaan
Leoittansa
instructive
comitative Leoineen
Leoinensa

Anagrams


German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈleːo]
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Le‧o

Proper noun

Leo

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Leo

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo. Variant: Leon.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin leo (lion).

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Leo m

  1. (astronomy) Leo (constellation)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Leo m

  1. pet form of Leonardo

Slovak

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Leo m (genitive singular Lea, nominative plural Leovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. A pet form of the male given names Leonard and Leopold.

Declension

Further reading

  • Leonard”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
  • Leopold”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

Proper noun

Leo m

  1. (astronomy, astrology) Leo (constellation)
  2. (astrology) Leo (zodiac sign)

Synonyms

See also

Zodiac signs in Spanish · signo del zodíaco (layout · text)
Aries Tauro Géminis Cáncer
Leo Virgo Libra Escorpio
Sagitario Capricornio Acuario Piscis

Swedish

Proper noun

Leo c (genitive Leos)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leo.